Emily Vining ((left) and twin sister Madeline Vining will be competing in the 3000m and 5000m at the MAC Indoor Championships at Kent State this Friday and Saturday.
Photo by: Scott W. Grau
Rockets Head to Kent State for MAC Indoor Championships
2/23/2022 3:50:00 PM | Women's Track and Field
2022 MAC Infoor Championship - LiveStats
TOLEDO, Ohio – The University of Toledo women's track and field team travels to Kent, Ohio to compete at the Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships on Friday-Saturday, Feb. 25-26.
Head Coach Andrea Grove-McDonough expects her team to be in the hunt for top finishes in a number of events. Sophomores Faith Linga, Madeline Vining, Emily Vining, and freshman Joy Chirchir will compete in the 5000m . Freshman Morgan Hicks will join Chirchir and the Vining sisters in the 3000m. In the 800m, senior Semra Karaslan and freshman Krystal Clark will run for the Rockets. Unfortunately for the Rockets, sophomore Lou Trois will not run due to injury. Trios was the No. 1 seed in both the mile and the 3000m going into the meet.
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"We are expecting our distance runners to put some points on the board," said Grove-McDonough. "We will run our heavy hitters from cross country in the 3000 and 5000. Semera and Krystal should get us some points in the 800. Promise Cross should also score for us in the hurdles, high jump and multis."
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Grove-McDonough said that the meet will be good learning experience for some of her younger runners. "We have a number of freshmen in the lineup so that they can get experience running in a big meet," she said.
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The event is hosted by Kent State University and will run all day on both Friday and Saturday.
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MAC Indoor Championships
Kent, Ohio | Feb. 25-26
Kent State Field House | Live Stats Live Video
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Toledo Schedule of Events
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Friday, Feb. 25
Pentathlon -Â Promise Cross
11:00am – 60m Hurdles
11:45am - High Jump
To Follow HJ – Shot Put
To Follow SP – Long Jump
4:35pm – 800m Final
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Field Events
4:45pm – Long Jump (Final) – Amara Okpalaoka
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Track Events
3:10pm – 60m Hurdles (Prelims) – Mayson Bates, Promise Cross
3:25pm – 1 Mile Run (Prelims) – Madison Eyman, Claire Steigerwald, Olivia Gang
5:10pm – 800m Run (Prelims) – Krystal Clark, Semra Karaslan
6:35pm – 5000m Run (Finals) – Faith Linga, Joy Chirchir, Emily Vining, Madeline Vining
7:15pm - 4000m Distance Medley Relay (Finals) – Krystal Clark, Paige Embaugh, Morgan Hicks, Olivia Gang, Rayna Horner, Semra Karaslan, Sarah-Rose Sullivan, Claire Steigerwald
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Saturday, Feb. 26
Field Events – All Finals
2:30pm – Triple Jump – Amara Okpalaoka
2:30pm – High Jump – Promise Cross
3:00pm – Pole Vault - Madeline Barnes
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Track Events – All Finals
1:30pm – 1 Mile Run
2:05pm – 60m Hurdles
3:15pm – 800m Run
4:00pm – 3000m Run – Emily Vining, Morgan Hicks, Joy Chirchir, Madeline Vining
4:40pm – 1600m Relay – Rayna Horner, Amara Okpalaoka, Shianne Johnson, Ava Moran, Semra Karaslan, Krystal Clark, Sarah-Rose Sullivan, Promise Cross
5:00pm - Awards Ceremony
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TOLEDO, Ohio – The University of Toledo women's track and field team travels to Kent, Ohio to compete at the Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships on Friday-Saturday, Feb. 25-26.
Head Coach Andrea Grove-McDonough expects her team to be in the hunt for top finishes in a number of events. Sophomores Faith Linga, Madeline Vining, Emily Vining, and freshman Joy Chirchir will compete in the 5000m . Freshman Morgan Hicks will join Chirchir and the Vining sisters in the 3000m. In the 800m, senior Semra Karaslan and freshman Krystal Clark will run for the Rockets. Unfortunately for the Rockets, sophomore Lou Trois will not run due to injury. Trios was the No. 1 seed in both the mile and the 3000m going into the meet.
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"We are expecting our distance runners to put some points on the board," said Grove-McDonough. "We will run our heavy hitters from cross country in the 3000 and 5000. Semera and Krystal should get us some points in the 800. Promise Cross should also score for us in the hurdles, high jump and multis."
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Grove-McDonough said that the meet will be good learning experience for some of her younger runners. "We have a number of freshmen in the lineup so that they can get experience running in a big meet," she said.
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The event is hosted by Kent State University and will run all day on both Friday and Saturday.
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MAC Indoor Championships
Kent, Ohio | Feb. 25-26
Kent State Field House | Live Stats Live Video
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Toledo Schedule of Events
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Friday, Feb. 25
Pentathlon -Â Promise Cross
11:00am – 60m Hurdles
11:45am - High Jump
To Follow HJ – Shot Put
To Follow SP – Long Jump
4:35pm – 800m Final
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Field Events
4:45pm – Long Jump (Final) – Amara Okpalaoka
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Track Events
3:10pm – 60m Hurdles (Prelims) – Mayson Bates, Promise Cross
3:25pm – 1 Mile Run (Prelims) – Madison Eyman, Claire Steigerwald, Olivia Gang
5:10pm – 800m Run (Prelims) – Krystal Clark, Semra Karaslan
6:35pm – 5000m Run (Finals) – Faith Linga, Joy Chirchir, Emily Vining, Madeline Vining
7:15pm - 4000m Distance Medley Relay (Finals) – Krystal Clark, Paige Embaugh, Morgan Hicks, Olivia Gang, Rayna Horner, Semra Karaslan, Sarah-Rose Sullivan, Claire Steigerwald
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Saturday, Feb. 26
Field Events – All Finals
2:30pm – Triple Jump – Amara Okpalaoka
2:30pm – High Jump – Promise Cross
3:00pm – Pole Vault - Madeline Barnes
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Track Events – All Finals
1:30pm – 1 Mile Run
2:05pm – 60m Hurdles
3:15pm – 800m Run
4:00pm – 3000m Run – Emily Vining, Morgan Hicks, Joy Chirchir, Madeline Vining
4:40pm – 1600m Relay – Rayna Horner, Amara Okpalaoka, Shianne Johnson, Ava Moran, Semra Karaslan, Krystal Clark, Sarah-Rose Sullivan, Promise Cross
5:00pm - Awards Ceremony
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